Hamburgers in Paradise: The Stories behind the Food We Eat

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For the first time in human history, there is food in abundance throughout the world. More people than ever before are now freed of the struggle for daily survival, yet few of us are aware of how food lands on our plates. Behind every meal you eat, there is a story. Hamburgers in Paradise explains how. In this wise and passionate book, Louise Fres

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Winner of a 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Award, National Winner in "Sustainable, for the Public" "[A] fine [book]; the author aims to engage the readers in issues that are crucial to our future existence and well-being, and show us how we can apply them in concrete and meaningful ways."--Amy Bentley, Times Literary Supplement "In Hamburgers in Paradise, Ms. Fresco offers a thought-provoking, encyclopedic analysis of contemporary food issues... Her international perspective is refreshing, her explanations clear and non-technical, and her refusal to endorse easy answers in favor of weighing the costs and benefits of different options a welcome change from the succession of simplistic ideas often found in the media... Hamburgers in Paradise could not come at a more opportune moment."--Rachel Laudan, Wall Street Journal "A pro-capitalist, pro-globalization, pro-technology food book, or so it seems. I am eager to spend more time with this one."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "A painstaking study."--Francis Wilson, The Telegraph "In this painstaking study, Fresco has piled her plate high."--New Zealand Herald "A gorgeously produced and fascinating book."--Diane Coyle, The Enlightened Economist "A history of the many foods we eat, the state of global agriculture and a very optimistic view of sustainability in spite of the challenges facing humanity in the near future."--John Farrell, Forbes.com "The abiding and remarkable lingering taste of the book is optimism. This isn't the anticipated rant about food, retail, petrochemical industries, GM Farming, climate change, and every political hot potato, but an enjoyable collection of stories, recollections (and statistics) with an ultimately uplifting tone."--David Haslam, British Journal of General Practice

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Louise O. Fresco is president of Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands. The author of several books, she is a member of the Council of Advisors for the World Food Prize and has worked extensively in developing countries for many years. She lives in Amsterdam.